diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 820d714..3bff02d 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@
             :url "http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"}
 
   :dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure "1.6.0"]
-                 [org.clojure/core.async "0.1.346.0-17112a-alpha"]
                  [swiss-arrows "1.0.0"]
                  [clj-http "1.0.1"]
                  [prismatic/schema "0.4.2"]
                  [org.clojure/tools.logging "0.3.0"]
                  [org.clojure/data.json "0.2.5"]
-                 [smichal/curator "0.0.6"]
                  [zookeeper-clj "0.9.1"]])
diff --git a/src/clj_druid/client.clj b/src/clj_druid/client.clj
index 14b1715..a1f2a06 100644
--- a/src/clj_druid/client.clj
+++ b/src/clj_druid/client.clj
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
             [clj-druid.schemas.query :as sch]
             [clj-druid.validations :as v]
             [swiss.arrows :refer :all]
-            [clj-http.client :as http]
-            [clojure.core.async :refer [put! chan <! <!! >! >!! go timeout close!]]))
-
+            [clj-http.client :as http]))
 
 (def default-timeout 5000)
 
@@ -15,12 +13,9 @@
   "contains all zk nodes discovered"
   (atom []))
 
-
 (defn reset-node-list
   "update node list atom"
   [nodes]
-
-  (println nodes)
   (reset! nodes-list nodes))
 
 (defn make-node-path
@@ -29,7 +24,6 @@
 
   (str discovery-path "/" node-type))
 
-
 (defn make-host-http-str
   "make an http url string from a zk node entry"
   [c]
@@ -40,7 +34,6 @@
        (get c "port")
        "/druid/v2/"))
 
-
 (defn zk-watch-node-list
   "Retrieve hosts from zk discovery"
   [zk-client path]
@@ -73,11 +66,9 @@
   [hosts]
   (reset-node-list hosts))
 
-
 (defn randomized
   "Take a random host"
   []
-
   (if (empty? @nodes-list)
     (throw (Exception.
             "No druid node available for query")))
@@ -89,19 +80,16 @@
   []
   (first @nodes-list))
 
-
 (defn connect
   "Create a druid client from zk or
   a user defined host"
   [params]
-
   (if (:zk params)
     (from-zookeeper (:zk params))
     (from-user (:hosts params))))
 
-
 (defn query
-  "Issue a druid query using http-kit client in async mode"
+  "Issue a druid query"
   [balance-strategy query-type druid-query & params]
 
   (let [params (apply hash-map params)
@@ -111,5 +99,4 @@
                      (json/write-str <>)
                      {:body <> :as :text}
                      (merge params))]
-
     (http/post (balance-strategy) options)))